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Saudi Arabia holds its breath after Biden win
November 09,2020
RIYADH- Saudi Arabia, which may have more to lose from Joe Biden’s U.S. election victory than other Arab states, has taken its time to comment after the defeat of Donald ...
Iran’s Rouhani says next U.S. administration should make up for Trump’s mistakes
November 09,2020
DUBAI- Iran’s president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trump’s mistakes, Iranian state TV reported ...
Palestinians welcome Trump exit, but are cautious about Biden
November 09,2020
JERUSALEM- The Palestinians have been holding out for a change of U.S. president for three years, hoping for a chance to hit the reset button on relations with Washington...
Attack in Vienna targeted nightlife; suspect had IS ties
November 04,2020
VIENNA- At least one Islamic extremist — a 20-year-old armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest — rampaged through a crowded Vienna nightlife district hours ahead of ...
Merkel says fight against ‘Islamist terrorism’ is common struggle
November 04,2020
BERLIN- German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock at the attacks across central Vienna and said Germany stood in solidarity with neighbouring Austria in the fight against ...
European police in coordinated raids against online hate speech
November 04,2020
BERLIN- European police launched coordinated raids in seven countries on Tuesday as part of a clampdown on online hatred and incitement to violence, the European Union ...
Turkish rescuers pull girl from rubble 4 days after quake
November 04,2020
IZMIR- Even as hopes of reaching survivors began to fade, rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building on Tuesday ...
Uzbekistan, Israel discuss implementation of joint cultural, humanitarian and educational projects
November 03,2020
JERSALEM- Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Israel Feruza Makhmudova has met with the CEO of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress and Department Head at Tel Aviv University, Haim Ben-Yakov...
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force
November 03,2020
DUBAI- Iran on Monday reported a record 440 COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll in the Middle East’s worst-hit country to 35,738 as a ban on travel in and out of major ...
WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19
November 03,2020
GENEVA- The head of the World Health Organization says he will self-quarantine after being identified as a contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19...
Poland protests leader: abortion court ruling must be waived
November 03,2020
WARSAW- A leader of Poland’s massive protests triggered by the tightening of the country’s strict abortion law said Monday the court ruling must be withdrawn...
US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states
November 02,2020
WASHINGTON- US Democratic candidate Joe Biden is in Michigan and President Donald Trump is in Pennsylvania, states that could be key to winning the White House as the last weekend ...
UN chief supports call for humanitarian ceasefire between Armenia, Azerbaijan
November 02,2020
UNITED NATIONS- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday expressed his support for the call made by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group ...
Australia reports no new local cases
November 02,2020
CANBERRA- Australia has recorded no new locally transmitted coronavirus infection for the first time in five months.
In Melbourne, the capital of Victoria state ...
Super typhoon weakens after slamming Philippines; 7 dead
November 02,2020
MANILA- A powerful super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds Sunday, killing at least seven people and causing volcanic mudflows to bury houses ...
US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in tug-of-war over Midwestern US
November 01,2020
WASHINGTON- In a final burst of campaigning, US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have criss-crossed Midwestern states that may hold the keys ...
Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 8 students, wounds 136
October 28,2020
PESHAWAR- A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning, killing at least eight students and wounding...
French doctor warns his country has ‘lost control’ of virus
October 28,2020
PARIS- A French doctor warned Monday that his country has “lost control of the epidemic,” a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new coronavirus ...
Putin invited to visit Greece in March
October 28,2020
ATHENS- Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to Greece to attend celebrations in March 2021 dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the 1821 revolution against Ottoman rule ...
In Armenia, war refugees sleep rough in the diamonds
October 28,2020
ABOVYAN- In a factory where diamonds are cut, Anna Osipyan and her two grandchildren found something even more precious after fleeing their homes in the mountainous enclave ...
New US virus cases top 83,700 for 2nd day in row
October 26,2020
BALTIMORE- A day after the U.S. set a daily record for new confirmed coronavirus infections, it came very close to doing it again.
Data published by Johns Hopkins University ...
Global dirty money watchdog revamps rules to battle weapons financing - U.S.
October 25,2020
WASHINGTON- A global dirty money watchdog on Friday agreed to revamp its standards to beef up monitoring of financing aimed at evading U.S. and United Nations sanctions and proliferating...
South Korean authorities stick to flu vaccine plan after deaths rise to 48
October 25,2020
SEOUL- The number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, adding that ...
Japan’s number of newborn babies to reach record low this year
October 25,2020
TOKYO- Japan’s number of newborn babies in 2020 is expected to decrease to around 845,000, hitting a new record low, local media reported Saturday...
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh goes on despite US mediation
October 25,2020
STEPANAKERT- Rocket and artillery barrage hit residential areas in Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday hours after the United States hosted top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan ...
UN chief says G20 leaders must coordinate to fight COVID-19
October 24,2020
UNITED NATIONS- The U.N. chief finds it “very frustrating” that leaders of the 20 major industrialized nations didn’t come together in March and establish ...
Pope’s civil union words spark reactions around the globe
October 24,2020
MEXICO CITY- Across the globe, Pope Francis’ comments endorsing same-sex civil unions were received by some as encouragement for an advancing struggle and condemned by others ...
Pompeo to meet Armenian, Azeri ministers over Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
October 24,2020
BAKU- Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces clashed in several areas of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, hours before talks were due to start in Washington to try to end the deadliest fighting ...
Putin: Russia-China military alliance can’t be ruled out
October 24,2020
MOSCOW- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there is no need for a Russia-China military alliance now, but noted it could be forged in the future...
Pakistan opposition holds mass rally calling for PM Khan to go
October 20,2020
KARACHI- Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi on Sunday as part of a campaign to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan ...
Russia reports its highest 1-day virus total yet
October 20,2020
MOSCOW- Russia reported almost 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest single-day number since the beginning ...
Russia reports its highest 1-day virus total yet
October 20,2020
MOSCOW- Russia reported almost 16,000 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the highest single-day number since the beginning ...
Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defense ties, resume flights
October 20,2020
HANOI- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in his first overseas summit since taking office last month, agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up defense and ...
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
October 20,2020
ATHENS- Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings ...
New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
October 18,2020
AUCKLAND- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an election landslide of historic ...